Ms. Fields said there was nothing she would have done differently.

Ms. Fields reported having raised $76,000 in the last two months, bringing her total for the race to $1.1 million.

Ms. Field did theater in school while a teenager because it seemed like the natural thing to do.

Ms. Field said she was too young and inexperienced at first to leave television.

Ms. Fields seems to have no big ideas except more spending on programs that everyone would like to support if resources were available.

Ms. Field has now been famous for almost 40 years.

Ms. Fields told everyone that the number 60 was not the focus of the evening.

Ms. Fields threw it away along with most of the others.

Ms. Fields said the building could be ready by fall 2002.

Ms. Field would not automatically seem to belong in such company.